"THE PURPOSE OF ART IS WASHING THE DUST OF DAILY LIFE OFF OUR SOULS." -PABLO PICASSO
HELLO
WELCOME TO MY CORNER OF THE INTERNET, WHERE CREATIVITY ISN’T JUST A HOBBY, ITS A FULL-BLOWN ESCAPE. I’M JENNI, AN ENTHUSIAST OF ARTISTIC ADVENTURES WHO USES CREATIVITY TO DODGE THE DAILY GRIND. WHY BUY A READY-MADE ITEM WHEN YOU CAN INVEST TWICE AS MUCH IN SUPPLIES TO CRAFT A GLORIOUSLY UNIQUE (AND OCCASIONALLY QUIRKY) VERSION OF IT YOURSELF?
CONFESSION TIME: I AM A SHAMLESS HOARDER OF CRAFT SUPPLIES. WHO CAN RESIST THE ALLURE OF FREAH WASHI TAPE OR THE POTENTIAL MAGIC IN MISMATCHED BUTTONS? MY WORKSPACE IS A CHAOTIC WONDERLAND WHERE CURIOSITY MEETS ENDLESS POSSIBILITIES. SURE, I MAY NEVER USE THAT NEON GREEN YARN, BUT KNOWING IT’S THERE IS HALF THE FUN.
WHEN IM NOT UP TO MY ELBOWS IN CRAFTING SUPPLIES, YOU FIND ME INDULGING IN MY OTHER ESCAPE OUTLETS: DEVOURING BOOKS, BINGE-WATCHING CRIME SHOW, SAVORING A GOOD GLASS OF WINE AND EXPLORING NEW DESTINATIONS. EACH ADVENTURE FULES MY CREATIVITY, FROM COZY MYSTERIES TO MOSS COVERED FORESTS AND EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN
BEAN & BUG
MY COMPANY NAME WAS INSPIRED BY MY ENERGETIC, EVER CURIOUS SONS, WHOSE BOUNDLESS ENERGY FULES MY NEED FOR A CREATIVE ESCAPE. IT IS CALLED BEAN & BUG AFTER THEIR RESPECTIVE NICK-NAMES.
YES, MY LITTLE MUSES KEEP MY ON MY TOES, AND SOMETIMES, THE ONLY WAY TO CATCH MY BREATH IS TO DIVE INTO A PROJECT. CREATING IS MY SANCTUARY, A PEACEFUL RETREAT FROM THE WHIRLWIND OF LEGOS AND DIRT.
SO, WHILE MY BOYS INSPIRE EVERY STITCH, BRUSHSTROKE, AND DOODLE, MY ART IS ALSO MY WAY OF RECHARGING SO I CAN KEEP UP WITH THEIR WONDERFUL ADVENTURES. HERE’S TO THE BEAUTIFUL BALANCE OF MOTHERHOOD AND MAKING, ONE INSPIRED (AND SLIGHTLY SANITY-SAVING) CREATION AT A TIME.
